September 03, 2014

Livermore, Former NIF Director Ed Moses Officially Part Ways

By ExchangeMonitor

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and former National Ignition Facility Director Ed Moses are officially parting ways, with Moses accepting a job as the president of the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization. Moses was the director of NIF through its design, construction and early operations, serving as the Principal Associate Director for NIF and Photon Science in 2012 after the facility failed to reach ignition. Last year, he was moved to a position to explore commercial prospects for laser inertial fusion energy as the lab revamped its approach to pursuing ignition.

He will officially leave the lab Oct. 2. The $1 billion Giant Magellan Telescope is a 25-meter telescope that will be housed at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. It is designed to search for extraterrestrial life, examining outer space in greater detail than ever before. “This is a tremendous opportunity to take part in a revolutionary telescope project that will change the nature of our understanding of the cosmos,” Moses said in a statement. “I am proud to have been a part of the LLNL community for 35 years and have been privileged to work with the greatest minds and personalities on the most challenging scientific and technical problems. I leave with the greatest admiration for the people and mission of the Lab.”

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